Sony A7 IV + ASIAIR
As an ASIAIR Plus Experience Officer, I feel it's important to give back to the community. It's why I have created so many posts on the ASAIR Pro/Plus Raspberry Pi models. From not only using the software but even developing a custom Kernel and porting over...
iOptron + GL-MT3000 + ASIAIR
So more gear, this time we are upgrading the Wi-Fi for my whole setup so it's way more robust! As you all know the ASIAIR Wi-Fi it just OK, the original ASIAIR, Pro, Plus, Mini and Plus 256 all have decent Wi-Fi but it's nothing to write home about. It's enough to...
ASIAIR PRO + INDIGO + INDI + ASCOM = $
Time for another tutorial. This time I am using one device to rule them all! We are going to load INDIGO Sky 64bit so we can take advantage of all the RAM on the ASIAIR PRO and be able to use INDIGO, INDI & ASCOM all from the nice small device of the ASIAIR PRO....
Stellarmate 64bit + ASIAIR Plus
*UPDATED: 7/15/2023 - The update is a link to GitHub for the instructions. You can now build the Kernel Local or Cross-Compile very easily all with one download. OK, so it's time for another tutorial. To say I have been busy with my work life and personal life would...
iOptron HEM27 vs ZWO AM5
Preface *All links in this article are direct links. I do not generate money from your clicks For the reader of this article, I am not going to break down every single technical detail about these two mounts. Instead, it will include the following points. The switch...
Balance, even if it’s Ugly
Yeah, it looks ugly I know even looking at it while I am writing this post I am thinking why the hell am I posting this? Simply put if you use an EQ mount you need balance! If not it will cause you headaches if you don't. I have been running my new RedCat51 II since...
Hacking the ZWO ASIAIR Plus Kernel
Well, I did it! It didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would. As a matter of fact, here is the Kernel for anyone that would like to load any operating system you want on the ASIAIR Plus with working USB ports. Basically, you need the changes I made to the...
Hello Open Astro
So it begins, the ever-changing revolving door of Astrophotography. I recently gave a speech at ALCON 2022 All about the ZWO ASAIR Pro and Plus and the Open Astro Initiative https://www.openastro.net/ https://alcon2022.org/ So what is the Open Astro Initiative all...
Super Sonic Speed with PixInsight
So in my last article, I posted about increasing the speed of StarNet++ as long as you have a CUDA-enabled NVIDIA Graphics Card. This article is about speeding up PixInsight with a little thing called RAM Disk. What doe this cost? Well, some time to set up and 10GB...